Repeated-load behaviour of geosynthetic-built unbound roads

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-203

  Douglas, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access roads; Geosynthetics; Stiffness; Subgrade reaction

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC LOADS; GEOTEXTILES; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

ACCESS ROADS; GEOSYNTHETIC BUILT UNBOUND ROADS; MILLED HORTICULTURAL PEAT SUBGRADES; SURFACE DISPLACEMENT;

ROADS AND STREETS;

GEOSYNTHETIC; LOADING TEST; ROAD; STIFFNESS; SUBGRADE;

EID: 0031126665     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-109     Document Type: Article

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